Eyeglasses.



G. J. LOWRES.

EYEGLASSES,

APPLIOATION FILED NOV. 27. 1906.

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EYEGLASSES.

in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to theaccompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification. This invention relates, generally, to improvemenjts ineye-glasses; and, the-invention has reference, more particularly, to improvements in mountings for eye-glasses in the general fornio'f a nose-bridge or sup-- 2.0 port, with the end-portions of which the respective lenses are connected in a pivotal' or oscillatory relation, by means of the eyeglass studs and their boxes, so that each lens is capable of a separate pivotal movement,

centrally about its axis of pivotal connec- ".tion with the end-portion of the nose b'ridg'e or support, the respective nose-plates or guards, while having a rigidly'fixed relation to their respective lenses and the studs and their boxes, being capable of oscillatory movements in opposite directions with relation to each other, and about the points of pivotal connection at the respective end-portionsof the nose-bridge or support.

In the fitting of eye-glasses'as is wellknown to opticians, it'is essential for the best results that not only should the 'focal center of each lens coincide with the 'pupil of the eye, but also thatt'hemajor or hori- 40 .zontal axis should, when the glasses are arranged upon the nose, register in parallelism with the major axis of the eye-ball; and,

furthermore, it is essential that the hold' Eng-portions of the nose-plates or guards mid bear upon the opposite sides of the .a with the least possible pressure, and s ll hold, to obviate any discomfort and pa (F2. to the wearer'of the glasses.

This invention, therefor e, has for its prim cipal object to provide a novelmounting for j the above stated pur yeglasses havin poses constantly in view; and, moreover,

this invmnrion has. for its inrther object to arrangement. of trudge prori a Specification of Letters-Patent. Applicationdiled November 27,1996. Eerial K081345379.

Patented-Nov. 1 1, 1988.":

piece adapted to rest directly HPOK-IUI nose, in place of the "usual connecting;

spring, said nose-bridge being provided at its respective end-portions with-pivots .y'vi'tfh. which the respective lenses by means trues studs are pivotally connected, said tuds and their boxes, as well as their'respecti've nose guardsbeing spring-controlled, substantially as hereinafter more fully set forth, whereby the major or: 'horizontal axes dithe' two lenses are angularly disposed, upon the inner sideofthe eyefglasses, and out of the parallelism with the major axis of the eye- .balls;',but when placed upon 'the nose ,ia'll' the parts which are pivotally connected with the pivot-.portions-of the ends of the nose- -'bridge or support, moving outwardly so as tobri'ng the major axes of the lenses into such parallelism with the major axes of the "eye-balls, the nose-guards or plates at the. -samet1me moving in outward directions, all.

to the great comfort andjhenefit ofthe wearer of the glasses, and lws liability of 'abrading the'skin and preventing the re- ,sultingsoreness of thenose.

' The broad idea which underlies the ,present invention is the provision of an adjustablelen's-support intermediate of and com nective with the'lens on the onelhand and pivotally cdnnective with a fixed or'ri'gid nose-bridge or support on the other hand, with which lenssupport the nose-plate or nose-guard is also connected, in such a manner that it will move outwardl with the outward swinging movement 0 the lens and its support, and will move inwardly with the inward swinging movement of the lens and its support.

.Other objects of-=thisinvention not at this time more particularly enumerated will be clearlv evidentfrom the following detailed; description of the same;

' With the various objects of-my present in-- v'ention in view, the invention; consists, primarily, in the novel eye-glasses hereinafter =bodied in the clauses ofjthe claim which are appended to and which forman essential part of the specification.

invention, the parts being shown in their normally angular initial positions with relation to the rigid nose-bridge, before the arrangement of'the eye-glasses in position upon the nose; and F ig. 2 is a similar view oft-he same parts, showing the lenses and the pivotal supports moved into an outward angular relation, prior to the adjustment or placing of the eyeglasses in position upon the nose, both of said viewsbeing made on an exaggerated scale. Fig; 3 is a detail sectional representation, taken on line 3-3 in said F i 1, but on' a still further enlarged scale, with the lens represented in part only; and said view showing in elevation the lenssupport and one form of nose-plate or guard, with the spring for retaining the lens and lens-support intheir normal initial positions indicated in said Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a horizontalsection taken on line in said Fig. 3, looking in the direction of the arrow as, the nose-plate or guard being omitted from said View. Fig. 5 is a sectionalrepresentation of said parts, said section being taken on line 55 in said Fig. 4:,looking in the direction of the arrow y, and F ig.--' 6 is a top-edge View of one form pf the pivotalsupport between the lens and thenose-piece. Fig. 7 is a View similar to that shown in said Fig. 4, but of a slightly modified construction.

prises a suitably bent or curved nose-bridge or support 2, the lenses 3, the lens-supports 4, and the nose-plates or guards 5, all arranged substantially in a manner to be hereinafter more particularly described. V

The nose-bridge or support 2, as .will be seen more especially from Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, is usually made in the form of a wire-bar, and is suitably bent at its ends, as at 6, to provide holding-portions, forwardly projecting members 7 extending from said-bent-portions 6. The said members 7 i are substantially in the same horizontal plane of the nose-bridge 2, and at its free end each member 7 is formed with adownwardly ex-; tending and substantially rightangled pivot-poster element 8.

upon the edge of each lens 3, by means ofa Suitably secured screw 9 and the stud-straps 11, is a stud 10, each stud being preferably made with .a shank-likemember 13 u on which is arranged an element 14, which may be termed a. box. This element 14.- is made, preferably,

in the manner illustrated more particularly -loop in Figs. 4;, 6 and 7 of the drawings, in which case it consists, essentially of a pair of perforated plates 15 and 16 fitted over said shank 13, said plate 15 forming a body-portion and the plate 16 forming a flap, said plates being doubled upon each other substantially in the manner shown, so as to provide at their doubled-over edge a sleeve-like hearing or socket 17, forming a pivot-receiving member.

As indicated in Fig. i, the plate or flap 16 may be provided with a right-angled ear, projection or shoulder 18g or, if desired, the

other plate 15 may be provided with a rightnose-plates or guards 5, the said shoulders and the projecting surface-portions of the sleeves or pivot-members 17 preventing said end-portions 22 from turning upon their shanks 13, as will be clearly evident. Suitable screws 23 are employed for suitably se curing the parts in their assembled relations. 7

Suitably arranged between each pair of flat-faces of said plates 15' and 16, and 'encircling the shank 13, is an eye-portion or 25 of a spring 24,.said spring consisting, preferably, of a single coil 26, provided with one leg or element 27 of which the loop. 25 forms a part, and with another leg or element 28 which extends in an upward direction and has its end-portion 29, which ispreferably bent or curved, as shown, an ranged in retaining engagement with a holding-portion 6 of the nose-bridge or support 2, substantially in the manner illustrated. A suitable portion of said coil 26 also rests against the back of the nose-plate or guard 5, as clearly illustrated.

From an inspection of said Figs. land 7 of the drawings, it will be clearly evident, that when the screw 23 is'tightened the eye portion or loop 25 of'the substantially -flat spring is firmly clamped between and se-- being directly connected with said lens-supports, the outward movements pf the lenses and their supports, also cause. similar movements in outward (lllBCtlOIlSuOf said noseplates or guards, whereby the. eye-glasses are provided with "stops to limit the movement of the parts, substantially as and for/the ooeo'na readily adjusted intheir wearing posit-ionsupon the nose, without discomfort and. with out abrad ing the skin. That the said sleeves or pivot-members are'secured in their rotative positions upon said pivot-posts 8 against any vertical displacement, the lower. free end-portion of, each post or element 8 is preferably made to proj ect beneath the lower open end portion of each sleeve or pivotnzember, and is provided with a slight head or riveted-over end 30, as clearly illustrated in Figs. 3 and 5 of the drawings. Each sleeve or pivot-receiving member 17 if desired, may also be provided with a pair of shoulders or stops 31 and 32-, with which the forwardly projecting members 7 of the nose-, bridgeor support '2 are brought in retaining engagement to limit the oscillatory movements-of the parts, as will be clearly under stood.

1-. A mounting'foreye-glasses comprising a nose-bridge, a 'pair of lenses, and a lenssupport'pivoted at each en'd portion of said nose-bridge, the points of pivotal connection of said lens-supports with said nose-bridge lying in a plane beyond the planes of the outer faces ofsaid lenses, and means on each lens-supportfor limiting the pivotal movementsof the parts, substantially as and for the purposes set forth;

2. A mounting for eye-glasses comprising a nose-bridge, a pair of lenses, and a lenssupport ivoted at each e'ndp ortion of said nose-b'ri ge,'tlie points of pivotal connection of said lens-supports with said'nose-bridge lying in a plane beyond; the planes of the outer faces of said lenses, and a spring be tween eachlens-support and a. portion of the nosebridge, and means on each lenssupportfor limiting the pivotal movements of the'parts, substantially as and for the purposes setforth.

' 3. -A- mounting. for-- eye-glasses comprising a nose-bridge,-a forwardly projecting mem-' berat each end of said nose-bridge, and a downwardly extending pivot-post connected with each member, lens-supports, each support carrying a lens, and a sleeve on each support, each sleeve being rotatably mounted upon a pivot-post,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

4'. A mounting for eye-glasses comprising a nose-bridge, a forwardly projecting member at each end of said nose-bridge, and a downwardly extending pivot-post connected with each member, lens-supports, each support carrying a lens, and a sleeve on each .support, each sleeve'bein rotatably mounted upon a-pivot-post, an each sleeve being purposes forth.

'5. A mounrrrn nosebridge, each spring l a ving one eritt I portionin engagement'with a lens-su'p .Ort

and anotherend-portion in engagement with. a part of the nose-bridge, substantially as and on the purposes set forth.

6. A mounting for-eyeglasses comprising i a nose-bridgaa forwardly projecting memberat each end oi'said nose-bridge, and a1 downwardly extending pivotrpost COHl'lGCiE-fi with each 1nember,--lens-supports, each sup port carryinga lens, and a sleeve on each support, each sleeve being rotatably mounted upon a ivot'-po'st,a downwardly extending spring etween each lens-support and the nose-bridge, eachgspring having one endportion in engagement with a: lens-support and another end-portion in engagement with a part oft-he nose-bridge, and" each sleeve being providedwith stops to limit the movement of the.v parts 'substa-ntially as and f i the purposes set forf -i. I

7. A mounting for eyeglasses comprising a nose-bridge, a forwardly projecting member at each end of said: nose-bridge,anda downwardly extending pivot-post connected with each member,- a pair of lens-studs, a lens carried by e'figch stud, an element mounted upon 'eac'h stud, each'element com rising a pairof plates and. a sleeve-like caring, each bearing being mounted upon one-.ofsaid pivot-posts, a pair of springs, each spring having an end portion clamped between said plates, and having another endportion iii-engagement with a part' ofthe nose-bridge, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

8. A mounting for eyeglasses comprising.

a nose-bridge, a forwardly projecting member at-each end ofsaid nose-bridge, and a downwardly. extending pivot-post connected. with each member, a pairof lens-studs, a lens carried by each stud, an" element mounted upon each stud, ea h element. com-.

prising a pair'ofplates and a sleeve-like earin each bearing being mounted upon one of s: 1.id'pivot;posts, a pair of springs, each spring having an end-portion clamped between said plates, and having another end- "portion in engagement with a: part of the nose-bridge, and each sleeve-like hearing be ing provided with stops to limit the movements of the parts, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

9. A mounting for eyeglasses comprising a nose-bridge, a forwardly projecting'mem-- her at each/end. of said nose-bridge, and a downwardly extending pivot-post cminected 'with each membciya pairof lens-studs, a

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lens carried by each stud, an element 13. Eye glasses provided with lenses, lens mounted upon each stud, each element comprising a pair of plates and a sleeve-likebearing, each bearing being mounted upon one of said. pivot-posts, a rightsangled projection on one of said plates, said projection and a part of the sleeve-like bearing providing a box or receiving space on each lensstud, nose-plates, each nose-plate having a portion extending into and secured in said receiving spaces, a pairof springs, each spring having an end-portion clamped between said plates. and having another endportion in engagement with a part of the nose-bridge, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

10. A mounting for eye-glasses comprising a nose-bridge, a forwardly projecting member at each end ofsaid nose-bridge, and a downwardly extending pivotpost connected with each member, a pair of lensstuds, a lens carried by each stud, an element mounted upon each stud, each element comprising a pair of plates and a sleeve-like bearing, each bearing being mounted upon one of said pivot-posts, a right-angled projection on one of said plates, said projection and a part of the sleeve-like bearing providing'a box or receiving space' on each lens stud, nose-plates, each nose-plate having a portion extending into and secured in said receiving spaces, a pair of springs, each spring havlng an end-portion clamped between said plates, and having another endportion in engagement with apart of thenose-bridge, and each sleeve-like bearing being provided with stops to limit the movements of the parts, substantially as and for the purposes set forth. 11. 'Eye glasses having lenses, lens clamps and boxes, said boxes being each composed of a single piece of metal bent upon-itself to form a body portion, a socket and a flap, and

a bridge pivoted to said sockets of the boxes.

12. Eye lasses provided with lenses, lens clamps and boxes, each of said-boxes comprising a single piece of metal having a body portion, an ear and a socket, and a bridge V pivoted in said sockets.

.the other end clamps and boxes, each of said boxes comprising a single piece of metal having a bodyportion one end of said piece of metal being bent to form an ear, and the remainder of said piece of metal being bent upon itself to form a socket, and an inner flap adapted to lie opposite the body portion, and abridge pivoted to each of said sockets in the boxes.

14:. A box for eye glasses, comprising a. single piece of metal, one end of which is bent to form an ear, the other end being bent upon itself to form a socket and an inner flap.

15. A box for eye glasses, comprising a single piece of metal having a body portion,

an ear at one end of said body-portion and a socket at the other end.

16. Eye glasses provided with'a lens, a lens clamp, a boxcomprising a single piece of metal having abody-portion, a socket and an inner flap, a bridge pivotally connected to said socket, and a spring, one end of which is held between the bodyand flap of the box, being adapted to engage the bridge. 1

17 Eye glasses having a lens,'a lens clamp, a box having a body portion, a socket and a flap, a bridge pivotally connected to said socket, and provided with a loop, and a spring, one end of whiclris held between the body portion and flap of the box, the other end engaging the loop of the brid e. 18, Lye glasses provided with alens, a lensclamp, a box having a body-portion, a socket and a flap, a bridge pivotally connected to said socket, a s ring having one end located between the body portion and flap of the box,

and the other end engaging the bridge, av nose-guard connected to the box, and means for connecting the nose guard to the box, and at the same time engaging the-spring;

In testimony, that I claim the'invention set forth above 1 have hereunto set my hand this 26th day of November, 1906.

GEORGE J.. LOWRES.

Witnesses FREDK. G.-FRAENTZEL, FREDERICK JAMISON. 

